This Is Why You Say A Prayer Before Surgery

*Brewing some tea*......... reading the internet news.

I remember mama used to say the reason you prayed before you ate was not only because you are grateful, but you also prayed over that food cause folks get sick from bad food sometimes.  Well when I had to have surgery one day she said she was gonna pray for me and I should be praying too cause when they put you under, you never know.    Mama.....I feel ya on that 100 percent.

Courtesy the Grice Family via Cr

Kim Grice, shown before and after her face caught on fire during surgery Tuesday to remove cysts in her head.

Ms. Grice went in for a routine outpatient procedure.  But something went horribly wrong during the Tuesday morning procedure and a flash fire seared Grice’s face and neck.   The 29-year-old mother of three was rushed by helicopter to the University of South Alabama Burn Unit with burns to her face and neck. 

What happened to Kim Grice was not an isolated incident. Experts estimate that each year 650 fires flare up in operating rooms around the country. Some patients recover with scars and emotional damage. Some die from burns and smoke inhalation.   Experts say it shouldn’t be a surprise when fires flash in ORs. All the necessary ingredients are on hand to spark a conflagration.

These days more and more operations use electro-cautery devices and lasers. Those devices are what Dr. David Cowles calls the “trifecta” of elements – oxygen, alcohol prep and an ignition source - that lead to flash fires in the OR.

Wishing her a successful recovery.   

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Ms. Speakmymind